Esoteric Policy Debate
Nuclear Safety Issues in the Soviet Union and German Democratic Republic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6227141 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joan Debardeleben (0000-0003-1978-2623, corresponding author), Joan T Debardeleben |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 227-253 |
| Publication date | 1985-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1234 • E-ISSN: 1469-2112 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0007123400004178 |
| OpenAlex | W2147541141 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
At a time when the nuclear power industry in many Western countries faces political and economic obstacles to expansion, commitment to assertive development of nuclear power continues to intensify in the Soviet Union, as well as in most East European countries. Although in 1980 nuclear power provided only about 5·1 per cent of electrical generating capacity in the Soviet Union, the 11th Five Year Plan (1981–85) projected an increase to 14 per cent, or to approximately 38,000 MW (megawatts) of installed capacity. Although longer-run projections are less definite, it appears that by 1990 authorities hope to achieve between 80,000 and 90,000 MW of nuclear generating capacity. A similar commitment to nuclear power exists in most CMEA countries, particularly in Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and the German Democratic Republic (GDR). As of 31 December 1982, the GDR's 1,830 MW of nuclear generating capacity was the highest in Eastern Europe (outside the Soviet Union), although Bulgaria has overtaken the GDR in terms of proportion of electrical capacity provided by nuclear power (16 per cent for Bulgaria and 11 per cent for the GDR in 1980). According to projections, Czechoslovakia should increase its nuclear capacity from 880 MW in 1980 to between 3,100 and 3,600 MW by 1985, while the GDR plans to raise its capacity to 2,270 MW
Democracy · Development economics · Economic history · Economic policy · Economics · Economy · European union · Geography · German · Nuclear physics · Nuclear power · Physics · Political science · Politics · Soviet union · Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies · Law · Nuclear and radioactivity studies · Nuclear Issues and Defense
The alternative in Eastern Europe
Interest Groups in Soviet Politics
Political Legitimation in the USSR and the GDR
The economics of nuclear power in the Soviet Union
Law and Economic Development in the Soviet Union
Russia at the Crossroads
Russia at the Crossroads
Oil and Gas in Comecon Countries
The Soviet Energy System
Decisions and Nondecisions
Destruction on nature in the Soviet Union
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1986 - 1986 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |